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Alumni
Greetings from the AFS Alumni Office
Tuesday, November 25
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, November 25 and celebrate Homecoming at AFS! Homecoming at Abington Friends School is a cherished tradition that brings together alumni, faculty, and students for a day of community, connection, and Roo pride. Alumni are invited to return to campus to reconnect, reminisce, and take part in a full day of activities.
Our school community is a richer place when our on-campus and alumni communities are connected!
Whether through volunteering, attending a school event, mentoring via our career exploration programs, or attending a sports game, we are dedicated to making AFS an important part of your life.
Contact Us
Please contact Michelle Lofton at 215-576-3968 or alumni@abingtonfriends.net with any questions, thoughts, or ideas. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
The AFS Alumni community includes all former students, both graduates and non-graduates, as well as alumni parents, alumni staff, and alumni faculty.
Stay Connected to AFS
Update Your Contact Info
Have you recently moved? Changed your phone number or email address? Let us know so you can stay connected to AFS.
Submit a Class Note
Tell us what you've been up to by submitting a Class Note. Whether it's a recent career accomplishment or a new hobby, no news is too big or too small to share!
Donate
The tradition of philanthropy at AFS is extraordinary and helps ensure that students can live and learn in an environment that will foster their growth as leaders and in service to others.
Alumni Spotlight
![The Healing Powers of Sound and Silence: Jenny Burkholder and Roseanne Liberti on Quakerism, Podcasting and the Art of Storytelling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757804532/abingtonfriendsnet/deucoucykbu3lpkcffl8/OEO_Cover.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757804532/abingtonfriendsnet/deucoucykbu3lpkcffl8/OEO_Cover.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757804532/abingtonfriendsnet/deucoucykbu3lpkcffl8/OEO_Cover.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757804532/abingtonfriendsnet/deucoucykbu3lpkcffl8/OEO_Cover.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757804532/abingtonfriendsnet/deucoucykbu3lpkcffl8/OEO_Cover.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757804532/abingtonfriendsnet/deucoucykbu3lpkcffl8/OEO_Cover.png","width":1920}])
Matthew MacNaughton
Recording a podcast is a lot of fun, but it's also a lot of work. Roseanne Liberti and Jenny Burkholder knew what they were signing up for, but they also saw an opportunity – to tell stories rooted in individuals' journeys of discovery and healing, and to do a lot of laughing along the way.
Matthew MacNaughton
Nearly eight years after finishing her surgical residency, Dr. Nisha Branch ’96 is back in her residency program—this time in anesthesiology. “It’s okay to change your mind,” she argues. Changing specialities is not common in medicine, but Nisha recalls how her AFS mentors encouraged her to experiment and explore, not simply accepting things as they are.
![40 Years of Teaching and Learning: A Conversation with Nelson File ’78]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757960054/abingtonfriendsnet/reafaa7nncu8g3bo40wf/Nelson-File2-scaled.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757960054/abingtonfriendsnet/reafaa7nncu8g3bo40wf/Nelson-File2-scaled.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757960054/abingtonfriendsnet/reafaa7nncu8g3bo40wf/Nelson-File2-scaled.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757960054/abingtonfriendsnet/reafaa7nncu8g3bo40wf/Nelson-File2-scaled.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757960054/abingtonfriendsnet/reafaa7nncu8g3bo40wf/Nelson-File2-scaled.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1757960054/abingtonfriendsnet/reafaa7nncu8g3bo40wf/Nelson-File2-scaled.jpg","width":2200}])
Matthew MacNaughton
Nelson File graduated from AFS in 1976—another time of great transition in the world. Raised a Quaker, he was called to serve in his own way, first as a member of the Peace Corps, and then as a teacher. But if you told him before he graduated Abington Friends School that he would spend his whole life abroad—teaching at schools in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and ending his career in Australia as the Head of School of one of the largest Friends’ schools in the world—he would not believe you.
Roo News
![Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in the Middle School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760126998/abingtonfriendsnet/ugyotg0c8vewmhbnd2xc/25hispanicheritagems-6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760126998/abingtonfriendsnet/ugyotg0c8vewmhbnd2xc/25hispanicheritagems-6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760126998/abingtonfriendsnet/ugyotg0c8vewmhbnd2xc/25hispanicheritagems-6.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1760126998/abingtonfriendsnet/ugyotg0c8vewmhbnd2xc/25hispanicheritagems-6.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1760126998/abingtonfriendsnet/ugyotg0c8vewmhbnd2xc/25hispanicheritagems-6.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760126998/abingtonfriendsnet/ugyotg0c8vewmhbnd2xc/25hispanicheritagems-6.jpg","width":2048}])
![Welcome to the New Abington Friends School Website!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757443509/abingtonfriendsnet/krcxgikufffeetjcqc7v/AFSlandingpage_screenshot.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757443509/abingtonfriendsnet/krcxgikufffeetjcqc7v/AFSlandingpage_screenshot.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757443509/abingtonfriendsnet/krcxgikufffeetjcqc7v/AFSlandingpage_screenshot.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1757443509/abingtonfriendsnet/krcxgikufffeetjcqc7v/AFSlandingpage_screenshot.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1757443509/abingtonfriendsnet/krcxgikufffeetjcqc7v/AFSlandingpage_screenshot.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757443509/abingtonfriendsnet/krcxgikufffeetjcqc7v/AFSlandingpage_screenshot.png","width":1867}])
We’re thrilled to share that the brand-new Abington Friends School website is here!
![NCAA Div I Winner Tiffany Davis to Lead Varsity Girl’s Basketball in 2025-26]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752246251/abingtonfriendsnet/sqacwf8vyjhvmgg4bctt/tdavisncaawin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1752246251/abingtonfriendsnet/sqacwf8vyjhvmgg4bctt/tdavisncaawin.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1752246251/abingtonfriendsnet/sqacwf8vyjhvmgg4bctt/tdavisncaawin.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1752246251/abingtonfriendsnet/sqacwf8vyjhvmgg4bctt/tdavisncaawin.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1752246251/abingtonfriendsnet/sqacwf8vyjhvmgg4bctt/tdavisncaawin.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1752246251/abingtonfriendsnet/sqacwf8vyjhvmgg4bctt/tdavisncaawin.jpg","width":2048}])
Abington Friends School Athletics Department is pleased to announce Tiffany Davis as the School’s next Varsity Girls Basketball Head Coach, effectively immediately.